Allison is an intern on our Access to Elected Office project which placed disabled interns with Scottish political parties where they are researching the experiences of disabled members. As the end of March is fast approaching, I have been reflecting on my time as an Intern with James Dornan MSP. I am also having… Continue Reading Allison’s Blog: Not just your standard office job

Socially anxious me was encouraged to be very social this week, as we had meet ups for the interns on the Disability Equality Internship Programme, and we also said “bye for now” to our Access to Elected Office interns David and Ryan at the local pub. Working with the interns on our projects has been… Continue Reading Michelle’s Blog: The One With All The Interns

Rhian is a Marketing Intern on the Disability Equality Internship Programme Their names are Persephone and Arianna, they fluctuate in weight and their loud obnoxious presence causes a daily inconvenience to my life. Throughout my relationship with them I have abused them and bullied them so often and have dubbed them as the ugly step-sisters. Before… Continue Reading Rhian’s Blog: The Ugly Stepsisters at The Gathering

Hello… Is it me you’re looking for? From the other side. How are you? All of the above are acceptable ways to end that sentence. It is a casual greeting that I tend to use a lot to normally colleagues and friends alike. However in this job I have really struggled with this. The people… Continue Reading Rhian’s blog: Hello

Most commonly it is a day of the week. She is also the daughter in the Adams Family. For the followers of Bats without Borders Twitter feed it is the day of winged facts. However for me it is a nightmare. For the majority of people my age you were expected to be able to… Continue Reading Rhian’s Blog: Wednesday

“If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Albert Einstein Albert Einstein’s quote has always increased my confidence in times of difficulty because it reminded me of something very simple: everyone is different and everyone is brilliant. Climbing a… Continue Reading The key, the door and Dyspraxia

My name is Rhian Campbell, a recent graduate from Queen Margaret’s University. This was the opening line from the thousands (or so it seemed) covering letters that I sent out to get a job in the adult world after graduating. In itself the line doesn’t actually carry very much weight or tell you an extensive… Continue Reading We’re not in university any more Toto